JAN VAN EYCK1390-1441 / THE MOST FAMOUS FLEMISH PRIMITIVE, ONE OF THE 1ST WHO SIGNED HIS WORKS
HE PERFECTED THE ART OF OIL PAINTING: A REVOLUTION IN THE HISTORY OF ART
FLEMISH MASTERS2018-2020
HE WORKED AS A COURT PAINTER FOR PHILIP THE GOOD OF BURGUNDY.
ARTWORKSSTILL EXIST.
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Each wing panel weighs approximately
(220 lbs) the same as an adult giant panda.
The Ghent Altarpiece opened:
Until recently, the lamb did not have two, but
FOUR EARS.
YOU CAN ADMIRE THREE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS
PAINTINGS IN FLANDERS.* The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb
(St. Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent) * Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele
(The Groeninge Museum, Bruges) * Portrait of Margareta van Eyck (The Groeninge Museum, Bruges)
ON THE ADORATION OF THE MYSTIC
LAMB THERE ARE NOT TWELVE
BUT FOURTEEN APOSTLES.
One of the world’s finest art treasures painted by brothers Hubert and Jan van Eyck is
1432A master of detail. Look closely into the blue brooch
of the singing angel and see the window of the Vijd Chapel.
ADORATION OF THE MYSTIC LAMBTHE GHENT ALTARPIECE:SCENES OF
DEVOTION.COLOURFUL
CELEBRATION.
IN 2020, THE RESTORED PANELS OF THE ADORATION OF THE MYSTIC LAMB
CAN BE ADMIRED AT THE ST. BAVO’S
CATHEDRAL.
GHENT / BRUGES
KG
COME JOIN US. FOR MORE INFO VISIT FLEMISHMASTERS.COM
Adoration of the Mystic Lamb - Sint-Baafskathedraal Gent © www.lukasweb.be - Art in Flanders VZW, photo Hugo MaertensAdoration of the Mystic Lamb restored - Sint-Baafskathedraal Gent © www.lukasweb.be – Art in Flanders, photo KIK-IRPA
Victim of 13 crimes and 7 thefts since
its installation. Still chasing the
stolen panel of the
JUST JUDGES.
The Ghent Altarpiece closed:
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